Why do different diets work for different people?

We are all 100% unique, so why should we all follow the same diet and expect the same result? The answer is, we shouldn't. The unique macro and micronutrients that your body needs, will be a different profile to every member of your family, even though you share similar genes. And the macro and micronutrients that your body needs on a month to month basis will vary, depending on numerous environmental factors surrounding you such as: the climate/season (did you know your body has different nutritional needs during different seasons?!), your level of stress, how much sleep you're getting, and how much and at what time of the day you are exercising, just to name a few.

So maybe your friend is a vegetarian and they feel great? Awesome, but that doesn't mean that a vegetarian diet is best for your unique body. Of course, don't get me wrong, I believe we should ALL eat WAY more plants and eat a plant predominant diet (in western society we eat WAY too much packaged food, and not enough unprocessed food straight from the ground or from a tree). But just because a vegetarian diet worked well for your friend, it doesn't mean they should go around telling everyone that any small amount of fish consumption whatsoever will cause cancer, that’s an unreliable statement to make.

Perhaps you have another friend who went raw? Great, if it worked for them. But if they start spreading the word that all cooked foods are inferior and void of nutritional value, that’s an irresponsible move on their part.

Here are 5 reasons why believing such polarising statements are confusing and pose a danger to your health. You may very well be:

1. Getting nutrition information that’s not suited to your personal health needs.

2. Working really hard on your diet and exercise regime and not reaping the benefits.

3. Thinking you should avoid a certain food when your body actually needs it.

4. Making yourself crazy trying to make sense of contradicting nutrition and diet information out there.

5. Making your health worse with your well-intentioned efforts.

So how you can reduce the mass confusion and overcome these potential dangers to your health?

Science doesn’t lend itself to sweeping conclusions that apply to everyone and everything easily and it shouldn’t be used that way. Science is a slow and rigorous process that is full of complexities when trying to create ideal research conditions to make conclusions and should be retested often before factual statements can be made. The scientific process doesn’t necessarily lend itself well to producing regular and newsworthy in-the-moment headlines that catch our attention and inspire us to read on.

When it comes to making important decisions about your health because of an existing health condition or one you’re trying to prevent, it’s important to go far beyond what’s newsworthy and delve deep into the research. For many people, delving this deep into scientific, complicated, and often contradictory research can be overwhelming. After all, scientific “fact” is always changing with new discoveries and with the realisation that findings considered factual apply to some people more than others (did you know that entire groups of people are often eliminated from participating in a study because the results will not support the outcome hoped to be achieved with the research?). Even if you're a doctor, nutritionist or other health practitioner, making decisions regarding healthy eating is rarely a clean-cut path.

So what should you do?

Learn to trust the sources that have dedicated themselves to clarifying the complicated and often contradictory information out there. Backed by decades of research, we use the two most current and scientifically up-to-date platforms to make entirely different recommendations for every single one of its users. Because there is no one, simple, sweeping health solution for everyone.

Our platform examines decades of research, and compiles 15 different sciences into it's complex algorithms to provide a unique protocol specifically matching the needs of your own body. No more thinking that spinach is a superfood only to learn that its oxalate content is affecting your kidneys in a negative way. No more wondering if all the benefits of coconut oil apply to you. No more struggling to have yogurt every day to maintain a healthy gut only to find out it’s best for you in moderation when compared to other sources of probiotics.

Each one of us is 100% unique. Each one of us has different biological needs and physical trouble spots. There are so many personal factors that need to be considered in determining what’s right for you. Standardised protocols and generalised statements don’t equal true health. Health is personalised and our health protocols should be too. To discover your own Personal Health Blueprint, backed 100% by science, contact info@biohealthcoaching.com to find out more about how to live your best happy & healthy life.